Minimum qualifications: + Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. + 8 years of experience in software development. + 5 years of experience testing, and launching software products, and 3 years of experience with software design and architecture. + 3 years of experience working with operating systems, computer architecture, embedded systems and Linux/Unix kernel, etc. Preferred qualifications: + Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. + 8 years of experience with data structures/algorithms. + 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization involving cross-functional, or cross-business projects. + Experience with System Software in any of the following areas - ARM/ARM64 architecture, compilers, firmware, Operating systems, Linux kernel, filesystems / storage, device drivers, performance tuning, networking, tools, tests, virtualization, platform libraries, etc. Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward. With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. On this team, you will pioneer, develop and build out the footprint in consumer hardware/software. You will contribute to the core of Android and work on variety of open source projects including the Linux kernel and build the future of Android. You will be contributing to Android's updatability, security and Quality while working alongside leading domain experts. We work on the foundations of Android operating system and naturally collaborate with numerous Android teams in Google. Areas of development may include the Linux kernel, device drivers, Operating systems, Virtualisation, Inter process communication, Compilers, Performance optimisations, Android core framework, debugging and tools for binary analysis. + Design, develop and roll out features for billions of users. Work on core system components including memory management, scheduling, power, storage, virtualisation and networking. + Create and ship Generic Kernel Image (GKI) for next generation devices with billions of users. Scale development across a growing number of verticals. + Contribute to various open source projects, such as Linux Kernel, STG, AOSP, LLVM, and LTP. + Create and maintain a reliable, secure and robust foundation for the Android software ecosystem. + Participate in representing Android at external technical conferences (such as Linux Plumbers). Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.